Allentown, Pennsylvania Public Records

The Allentown Police Department, https://www.allentownpa.gov/en-us/Government/Departments/Police, serves as the primary law enforcement agency for the city. The department's website provides information on crime statistics, public safety initiatives, and the process for obtaining criminal history background checks. Residents and businesses can access the Allentown Police Department's resources to stay informed about local law enforcement activities and community engagement efforts.

Allentown voters are served by the Lehigh County Voter Registration Office, located at 17 South 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101 (phone: 610-782-3194, website: lehighcounty.org/elections). Pennsylvania residents can register to vote online at register.votespa.com up to 15 days before any election. Registration requires providing a Pennsylvania driver's license or PennDOT ID number, or the last four digits of a Social Security number. First-time voters who register by mail must provide identification when voting for the first time. Allentown is a third-class city with partisan municipal elections held in odd-numbered years. The next Allentown mayoral and city council elections will occur in November 2025, with a Democratic primary typically in May 2025. Allentown elects a mayor and seven city council members (four at-large, three by ward). Polling place lookup for Allentown residents is available at pavoterservices.pa.gov/pages/pollingplaceinfo.aspx, where voters enter their address to find their assigned polling location and sample ballot. In the November 2024 presidential election, Lehigh County reported approximately 68% voter turnout, with roughly 190,000 registered voters and over 130,000 ballots cast. Election records available to the public under Pennsylvania law include voter registration lists (available for purchase for political purposes), campaign finance reports filed by candidates and PACs (searchable at campaignfinance.pa.gov), candidate petitions and filing information, and precinct-level election results. The November 3, 2026 election will feature Pennsylvania's gubernatorial race (the governor's term expires in 2027), all Pennsylvania state House seats, half of the state Senate seats (odd-numbered districts), and potentially one U.S. Senate seat if up for election that cycle. Lehigh County voters will also decide county-level offices including county commissioners if on the cycle, as well as judicial retention questions and any local ballot measures. Pennsylvania offers mail-in voting to any registered voter without requiring an excuse since Act 77 of 2019. Voters can request mail-in ballots online at pavoterservices.pa.gov/onlineabsenteeapplication up to seven days before the election. Completed ballots must be received by the county elections office by 8:00 PM on Election Day. The Lehigh County elections office provides a ballot tracking system called BallotTrax where voters can monitor their mail ballot status from request through counting.